Faruk Gürler | |
Birth Date: | 1913 |
Birth Place: | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Death Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Office1: | Chief of the General Staff of Turkey |
Term Start1: | 29 August 1972 |
Term End1: | 6 March 1973 |
Predecessor1: | Memduh Tağmaç |
Successor1: | Semih Sancar |
Office2: | Commander of the Turkish Army |
Term Start2: | 28 August 1970 |
Term End2: | 28 August 1972 |
Predecessor2: | Nazmi Karakoç |
Successor2: | Semih Sancar |
Allegiance: | Turkey |
Branch: | Turkish Army |
Serviceyears: | 1929–1973 |
Rank: | General |
Ömer Faruk Gürler (1913 – 23 August 1975[1]) was a Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1971 Turkish coup d'état, and then Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1972–1973). He was the military's candidate in the 1973 Presidential election, but lost to Fahri Korutürk (chosen by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey).[2] [3]